Kent Smith Takes on N.S. Fisheries and Aquaculture

On September 14, 2023, Kent Smith was sworn in as Nova Scotia’s newest Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Smith, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Eastern Shore in 2021, is taking on his first ministerial portfolio in Fisheries and Aquaculture — which he admits is a large undertaking. “Obviously, this sector is extremely important, and I knew how important it was based on my life growing up on the Eastern Shore here in Nova Scotia, but I’m really ...